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    Curious Presence
    Shirley Riga
    • Jul 21, 2021
    • 7 min

    Curious Presence

    I hear the knocking and don’t answer. I feel a weight of sorrow and push it away. I feel the walls of grief pushing on my skin.
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    Our Higher Self is the True Mother
    Shirley Riga
    • May 9, 2021
    • 6 min

    Our Higher Self is the True Mother

    I kept having a dream last night, my children suffering. It's so difficult to feel helpless when a loved one suffers. Easier to blame myself
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    Lean in to Support
    Shirley Riga
    • Apr 12, 2021
    • 9 min

    Lean in to Support

    I can’t make sense of the struggles that befall people. My life changed because I found lessons in everything I experienced.
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    Nature Mentors
    Shirley Riga
    • Apr 7, 2021
    • 5 min

    Nature Mentors

    I was lost in my search. Anywhere I looked I was turned away, disappointed, disrespected and rejected. I wore out my excuses.
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    Last Words
    Ancelin Wolfe
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 7 min

    Last Words

    I have been thinking about the loneliness of Covid—each of us confined in our lives with our individual configurations. Alone with our fear.
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    Gratitude for Grief, Solitude and Connection
    Nancy Bragg
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 7 min

    Gratitude for Grief, Solitude and Connection

    I felt numb staying home. Then I felt a sense of despair. It was as if many people in my life had died. Grief made me aware. So I adapted.
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    What If I Am Enough?
    Shirley Riga
    • Jan 2, 2021
    • 7 min

    What If I Am Enough?

    What if there’s a greater purpose to suffering? Understanding this can offer acceptance at a deeper level and offer some comfort.
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    Love in Hidden Places
    Shirley Riga
    • Dec 10, 2020
    • 7 min

    Love in Hidden Places

    Angels come in our lives in unexpected ways. Tragedies always have silver linings.
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    Life Breathes In and Out
    Shirley Riga
    • Nov 24, 2020
    • 5 min

    Life Breathes In and Out

    Dear friends are departing New ones are arriving not yet known, Brand new in their bright packages Life breathes in and out
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    Shame Does Not Rule My Happiness
    Shirley Riga
    • Nov 18, 2020
    • 7 min

    Shame Does Not Rule My Happiness

    I do know the majority of people walking on this earth judge themselves using shame and guilt as a guide to their actions.
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    Both Sides Now
    Shirley Riga
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 8 min

    Both Sides Now

    My Higher Self represents my connection with my heart. My Lower Self represents my fear as I compare myself to others. Both are necessary
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    Thank You For My Losses
    Shirley Riga
    • Oct 13, 2020
    • 4 min

    Thank You For My Losses

    I stand before my inner fire and bow my head in gratitude for the losses in my life.
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    The Power of Friendship
    Shirley Riga
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Power of Friendship

    I learned to speak love during our time together. I also learned to trust and the power of vulnerability.
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    Welcomed and Heard
    Shirley Riga
    • Sep 17, 2020
    • 6 min

    Welcomed and Heard

    As I navigate through my grief days, I am familiar with U-turns. It’s so easy for me to beat myself up for not thinking clearly.
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     Surrendering is an inside job
    Shirley Riga
    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 5 min

    Surrendering is an inside job

    Surrendering is letting go of the pursuit to understand everything. Surrendering is about acceptance. Surrendering is inquiring with honesty
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    My Teacher
    Shirley Riga
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 5 min

    My Teacher

    She was a caged butterfly needing space to fly free. Grief comes when it comes without an invitation.
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    Old Stories New Beginnings
    Shirley Riga
    • Sep 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    Old Stories New Beginnings

    I am not my story. Sometimes grief consumes me and my day is encumbered with sadness. I remember my tools to help me move through my grief.
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    My Journal is the Meeting Room
    Shirley Riga
    • Sep 3, 2020
    • 5 min

    My Journal is the Meeting Room

    I started a conversation yesterday with forgotten friends, long ago acquaintances I lost touch with, the younger me...
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    Liminal Space
    Nancy Bragg
    • Jul 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    Liminal Space

    I sank into the in-between. It was my time for reflection and renewal. I felt like I was in limbo, a place of liminality, like gestating
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    Gifts from our loved ones
    Shirley Riga
    • Jun 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Gifts from our loved ones

    For loved ones always inhabit our spaces, inhabit our thoughts and inhabit our hearts
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